Afford and Return

Afford

Afford verb - To have enough money for.

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Return and afford are semantically related in make topic. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Afford".

Nearby Words: affordable, affording

Return verb - To produce as revenue.

Usage example: this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

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Afford and return are semantically related in make topic. Sometimes you can use "Afford" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

stuff	afford stuff	return stuff
place	afford place	return place
pair	afford pair	return pair
time	afford time	return time
Other words: money, home, machine, ring, car, items, sword.

Unable to afford James Cromwell to return as Zefram Cochrane, they pulled it off by using scenes from First Contact and then filming the new parts such that Cochrane's face is not seen in them.

Source: Fake Shemp
Of course, buying new clothes she couldn't really afford and planning to return them for a refund later was just asking for it.

Source: Doomed New Clothes
Widow's Weeds: Dorothy fears that if she doesn't return, Aunt Em will think she is dead and go into mourning, and Uncle Henry won't be able to afford the required mourning wardrobe.

Source: Literature / The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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